,T[>DS A ,COLLECTIVE ,SECURITY ,CULTURE 

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,= AS LONG AS ANYONE CAN REMEMB]1 ! ,F,B,I HAS 9FILTRAT$ RADICAL COMMUNITIES 9 HOPES ( FRAM+ PEOPLE ON CRIM9AL *>GES4 ,?IS HAS 9T5SIFI$ 9 AN>*I/ CIRCLES OV] ! PA/ FEW YE>S4 ,A H&FUL ( UN=TUNATES N[ LANGUI% 9 PRISON1 S]V+ UP TO DECADES = ACTIONS !Y NEV] C>RI$ \T & PROBABLY W\LD NEV] HAVE EV5 CONSID]$ W]E IT NOT = ! EF=TS ( AG5TS PROVOCATEURS4 ,H[ DOES ! GOV]NM5T *OOSE :O TO T>GET8 ,:AT FACTORS PUT PEOPLE AT RISK8 ,MO/ IMPORTANTLY1 :AT CAN WE DO TO PROTECT \RSELVES & EA* O!R8 

,?IS IS REQUIR$ READ+ = ANYONE GO+ TO ! IMP5D+ ,E>? ,FIR/6 ,R5DEZV\S 9 ,OREGON1 ! ,CRIME?,9C4 CONV]G5CE 9 ,PITTSBUR< ,JULY #b-#b#f1 OR1 = ?AT MATT]1 ANY O!R RADICAL GA!R+ OR PROTE/4 ,WE'VE ALSO ADD$ A GUIDE TO SECURITY CULTURE TO \R ONL9E LIBR>Y1 :I* WE HOPE EV]YONE WILL READ AS WELL4 

,COLD-,BLOOD$ ,B\NTY ,HUNT]S 

  

,P]HAPS1 G5TLE READ]1 Y\'VE NEV] BE5 P>T ( A COMMUNITY T>GET$ BY ! ,U,S GOV]NM5T4 ,PICTURE UND]COV] AG5TS ATT5D+ Y\R EV5TS ) ! 9T5TION ( SETT+ PEOPLE UP TO BE FRAM$ = ILLEGAL ACTIVITY4 ,MO/ ( Y\R FRI5DS & FAMILY W\LD HAVE ! S5SE TO KEEP !MSELVES \T ( TR\BLE1 ( C\RSE--BUT CAN Y\ BE ABSOLUTELY SURE EV]YONE W\LD8 

,:AT IF SOMEONE FELL 9 LOVE ) ! AG5T & WAS DESP]ATE TO IMPRESS HIM OR H]1 & ! AG5T TOOK ADVANTAGE ( ?IS8 ,EV]Y COMMUNITY HAS PEOPLE 9 IT :O MAY SOMETIMES BE GULLIBLE OR VULN]ABLE1 :O MAY NOT DISPLAY ! BE/ JUDGM5T AT ALL TIMES4 ,& :AT IF ! AG5T PROVOCATEUR IS A P]SON EV]YONE TRU/S & LOOKS UP TO8 ,GOV]NM5T AG5TS >5'T ALWAYS \TSID]S--(T51 ! ,F,B,I RECRUITS OR BLACKMAILS LONG-TIME P>TICIPANTS1 SU* AS ,BR&ON ,D>BY & ,FRANK ,AMBROSE4 ,DON'T UND]E/IMATE !SE PEOPLE2 !Y'RE COLD-BLOOD$ B\NTY HUNT]S READY TO DO :ATEV] IT TAKES TO E>N !IR PAY*ECKS1 GUID$ BY EXP]TS ) MILLIONS & MILLIONS ( DOLL>S ( FUND+4 

,P]HAPS Y\'RE /ILL SAY+ TO Y\RSELF 0,IT W\LD NEV] HAPP5--ALL ( US >E LAW-ABID+ CITIZ5S40 ,SURE Y\ >E1 EV]Y LA/ ONE ( Y\4 ,! ,U,S HAS #b4#c MILLION PEOPLE 9 PRISON1 & OV] #e MILLION MORE ON PROBATION & P>OLE--IF !RE ISN'T A S+LE P]SON 9 Y\R :OLE COMMUNITY :O HAS EV] BROK5 ! LAW1 Y\'RE EXCEPTIONAL1 & PROBABLY EXCEPTIONALLY PRIVILEG$4 ,ANYWAY1 IT DOESN'T MATT]--Y\R UN=TUNATE FRI5D OR NEI<BOR DOESN'T EV5 HAVE TO DO ANY?+ ILLEGAL TO GET FRAM$ BY ! GOV]NM5T4 ,!Y JU/ HAVE TO 5D UP 9 A SITUATION 9 :I* IT'S POSSIBLE TO MAKE IT APPE> ?AT !Y C\LD HAVE BE5 CONSID]+ DO+ SOME?+ ILLEGAL4 

,(T5 ! EVID5CE IS SO T5U\S ?AT IT TAKES ! GOV]NM5T MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO OBTA9 A CONVICTION4 ,9 AN 5TRAPM5T CASE RESULT+ FROM ! MOBILIZATION AGA9/ ! #bh ,REPUBLICAN ,NATIONAL ,CONV5TION1 DEF5DANT ,DAVID ,MC,KAY RECEIV$ A HUNG JURY AT TRIAL1 ONLY TO BE CO]C$ 9TO PLEAD+ GUILTY AFT]W>DS BEH9D CLOS$ DOORS4 ,9 ANO!R REC5T 5TRAPM5T CASE1 IT TOOK TWO HUNG JURIES BE=E A ?IRD JURY F9ALLY CONVICT$ SOME ( ! DEF5DANTS--PROMPT+ A LAW PR(ESSOR QUOT$ BY ! ,NEW ,YORK ,TIMES TO SAY1 0,IT GOES TO %[ ?AT IF Y\ TRY IT 5\< TIMES1 Y\'LL EV5TUALLY F9D A JURY ?AT WILL CONVICT ON V]Y LITTLE EVID5CE40 

,MUSLIMS & PEOPLE :O C>E AB\T ! 5VIRONM5T >E AT ! TOP ( ! LI/ = OP]ATIONS LIKE ?IS2 OPPON5TS ( UNACC\NTABLE AU?ORITY >E CLOSE BEH9D4 ,& H]E WE >RIVE AT ! ONE SIGNIFICANT DIFF]5CE BETWE5 0LAW-ABID+0 :ITE MIDDLE ,AM]ICA & AT LEA/ SOME ( ! COMMUNITIES CURR5TLY T>GET$ BY ! ,F,B,I3 ! LATT] >E CRITICAL ( ! GOV]NM5T4 ,:O CAN BLAME !M1 CONSID]+8 

,H[ ,?IS ,AFFECTS ,US 

  

,!RE HAVE BE5 TWO 9/ANCES 9 :I* PEOPLE :O ATT5D$ A ,CRIME?,9C4 CONV]G5CE HAVE BE5 5TRAPP$4 ,]IC ,MC,DAVID1 ,ZA*>Y ,J5SON1 & ,LAUR5 ,WE9] MET EA* O!R & AN 9=MANT BY ! NAME ( 0,ANNA0 AT ! #bd & #be CONV]G5CES1 AMONG O!R EV5TS4 ,ANNA DROVE !M ACROSS ! C\NTRY1 R5T$ !M A WIRETAPP$ CAB91 B\<T BOMB-MAK+ MAT]IALS1 & TOOK ADVANTAGE ( ,MC,DAVID'S ATTRACTION TO H] TO PRESSURE ! GR\P 9TO DISCUSSIONS ?AT RESULT$ 9 ,MC,DAVID'S CONVICTION ON CONSPIRACY *>GES4 ,AFT]W>DS1 ,ELLE ,MAGAZ9E QUOT$ REGRETFUL JURORS AS SAY+ 0! ,F,B,I WAS AN EMB>RASSM5T0 & 0,I HOPE HE GETS A NEW TRIAL40 ,9 #b#h1 ,MAT!W ,DE,PALMA ATT5D$ A ,CRIME?,9C4 CONV]G5CE 9 ,WISCONS91 AT :I* HE WAS APPROA*$ BY ,&REW ,D>/1 A F$]AL 9FILTRATOR POS+ AS A MEMB] ( ! ,R,N,C ,WELCOM+ ,COMMITTEE4 ,D>/ P]SUAD$ ,DE,PALMA TO ASSI/ HIM 9 MANUFACTUR+ EXPLOSIVES1 RECORD$ CONV]SATIONS ) HIM 9 A WIR$ AP>TM5T1 & DROVE HIM >\ND TO DO RESE>* & PUR*ASE SUPPLIES4 ,DE,PALMA WAS 9DICT$ ON FELONY *>GES .<,P,D,F1 #c4#d ,M,B.> = POSSESSION ( 0UNREGI/]$ FIRE>MS10 & EV5TUALLY PLEAD$ GUILTY4 

,BESIDES !SE TWO CASES1 NOT ONE ( ! HUNDR$S UPON HUNDR$S ( PEOPLE :O HAVE ATT5D$ ,CRIME?,9C4 CONV]G5CES HAS BE5 CONVICT$ ( ANY?+ HAV+ TO DO ) BOMBS OR ,MOLOTOV COCKTAILS4 ,!SE 9FILTRATORS SURE >E PRECISE6 ,APP>5TLY1 !Y CAN %[ UP 9 A *AOTIC SPACE FILL$ ) HUNDR$S ( PEOPLE :O DON'T KN[ EA* O!R1 IMM$IATELY ID5TIFY ! MO/ DANG]\S EXTREMI/S1 & 9S9UATE !MSELVES 9TO !IR CLOSE/ CONFID5CE--ALL 9 A V]Y %ORT TIME4 ,NEXT ?+ Y\ KN[1 ! SNIT*ES >E SAV+ ! DAY1 N>R[LY RESCU+ ORD9>Y CITIZ5S FROM T]RORI/ ATTACKS--:I* ! CRIM9ALS W\LD HAVE BE5 AB\T TO C>RY \T ANYWAY1 EV5 IF ! AG5TS PROVOCATEURS HADN'T BEFRI5D$ !M1 TALK$ !M 9TO CRAZY S*EMES1 & SUPPLI$ !M ) ALL SORTS ( 9CRIM9AT+ MAT]IALS4 

,IF Y\'RE GULLIBLE 5\< TO BELIEVE ?AT V]SION ( ! /ORY1 Y\'RE A P]FECT T>GET = GOV]NM5T 5TRAPM5T Y\RSELF4 ,IT SEEMS MU* MORE LIKELY ?AT !SE AG5TS PROVOCATEURS PICK ON ! MO/ VULN]ABLE PEOPLE !Y CAN F9D3 ! LONELY1 ! NAIVE1 ! IMPRESSIONABLE1 ! M5TALLY OR EMOTIONALLY UN/ABLE1 PEOPLE :O LACK CLOSE FRI5D%IPS OR LIFE EXP]I5CE4 ,?IS IS EASI] ?AN MESS+ ) %REWD1 WELL-CONNECT$ ORGANIZ]S4 ,! PO9T IS NOT SO MU* TO CAT* ! PEOPLE ORGANIZ+ RESI/ANCE TO ! GOV]NM5T--*>GES ( ,CONSPIRACY TO ,RIOT 9 ,FUR!RANCE ( ,JAYWALK+ >E JU/ NOT ?AT IMPRESSIVE--SO MU* AS TO DISCR$IT RESI/ANCE MOVEM5TS BY FRAM+ SOMEBODY1 ANYBODY1 AS A ,DANG]\S ,T]RORI/4 ,IF ?AT MEANS DE/ROY+ ! LIFE ( A P]SON :O NEV] W\LD HAVE ACTUALLY H>M$ ANYONE1 :O C>ES--HONE/1 COMPASSIONATE PEOPLE DON'T BECOME SNIT*ES 9 ! FIR/ PLACE4 

,NONE ( ?IS IS 9T5D$ TO BLAME OR 9SULT ?OSE :O >E 5TRAPP$4 ,WE ALL HAVE MOM5TS ( WEAKNESS4 ,! GUILT LIES ON ?OSE :O TAKE ADVANTAGE ( O!RS' WEAKNESS = !IR [N GA94 

,H[ ,WE ,DEF5D ,\RSELVES 

  

,:Y GO ON MEET+ PUBLICLY1 IF ! GOV]NM5T SEES ?IS AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO 5TRAP US8 ,W\LDN'T IT BE SAF] TO %IFT TO 9=MAL NETWORKS OR SMALL UND]GR\ND CELLS8 

,! GOV]NM5T W\LD LIKE NO?+ BETT] ?AN = US TO RETREAT TO PRIVATE SC5ES & CLIQUES1 SO !RE >E FEW] OPPORTUNITIES = UNCONNECT$ 9DIVIDUALS TO GET 9VOLV$4 ,IT IS TO \R OPPRESSORS' ADVANTAGE = SMALL NUMB]S ( RADICALS TO ESCALATE TO MORE MILITANT TACTICS :ILE LOS+ CONNECTION TO A SOCIAL BASE2 ?IS MAKES DIRECT ACTION LESS LIKELY TO SPREAD1 :ILE R5D]+ IT EASI] TO JU/IFY REPRESSION4 ,IT MI<T BE H>D] = ! GOV]NM5T TO TRACK D[N CL&E/9E GR\PS AT FIR/1 BUT Y\ CAN BET !Y'LL SET !IR M9DS TO DO+ SO ) A V5GEANCE2 ,OP]ATION ,BACKFIRE IS PRO( ?AT CLOS$1 HI<-SECURITY /RUCTURES >E ALSO NOT IMP5ETRABLE4 

,! MO/ IMPORTANT ?+ = US TO BE DO+ IS NOT SECRETIVELY C>RY+ \T MILIT>Y /RIKES AGA9/ ! ,/ATE1 BUT G5]ALIZ+ :ATEV] IDEAS1 SKILLS1 & MOM5TUM WE CAN4 ,TO ?AT 5D1 WE DESP]ATELY NE$ PUBLIC1 P>TICIPATORY ACTIVITIES (F]+ PO9TS ( 5TRY = NEW PEOPLE & OPPORTUNITIES = EXI/+ GR\PS TO CONNECT4 

,RI<T N[1 !RE'S NO REASON TO BELIEVE ?AT EV]YONE ) 0,R,A,D,I,C,A,L0 /AMP$ ON !IR ,F,B,I FILE IS AB\T TO BE R\ND$ UP & S5T TO CAMPS4 ,IT SEEMS ?AT ! CURR5T GOV]NM5T POLICY IS TO COLLECT AS MU* 9TELLIG5CE AS POSSIBLE ON RADICALS1 T>GET HI<-VISIBILITY ORGANIZ]S ) CONSPIRACY *>GES :5 !RE IS A GOOD *ANCE ( CONVICT+ !M1 & 5TRAP :I*EV] R&OM VICTIMS >E EASIE/ TO FRAME4 ,?AT MEANS RANK-&-FILE P>TICIPATION 9 RADICAL MOVEM5TS & COMMUNITIES IS /ILL RELATIVELY L[-RISK1 SO LONG AS Y\ USE Y\R HEAD4 

,LET'S REVIEW :AT ?AT 5TAILS3  
  

,NEV] UND]TAKE OR DISCUSS ILLEGAL ACTIVITY ) PEOPLE Y\ HAV5'T KN[N & TRU/$ = A LONG TIME4 ,DON'T TRU/ PEOPLE JU/ BECAUSE O!R PEOPLE TRU/ !M OR BECAUSE !Y >E 9 9FLU5TIAL POSITIONS4 ,DON'T LET O!RS TALK Y\ 9TO TACTICS Y\'RE NOT COM=TABLE ) OR READY =4 ,BE AW>E ?AT ANY?+ Y\ SAY MAY COME BACK TO HAUNT Y\1 EV5 IF Y\ DON'T MEAN IT4 ,ALWAYS LI/5 TO Y\R 9/9CTS2 IF SOMEONE SEEMS PU%Y OR TOO EAG] TO HELP Y\ ) SOME?+1 TAKE SOME TIME TO ?9K AB\T ! SITUATION4 ,REFLECT ON ! MOTIVATIONS ( ?OSE >\ND Y\--DO !Y MAKE S5SE8 ,GET TO KN[ Y\R COMRADES' FAMILIES & FRI5DS4  
  

,IT'S ALSO USEFUL TO /UDY ! BEHAVIOR ( 9=MANTS4 ,AN 9T]E/+ ANALYSIS ( ! COMMUNICATIONS ( ! AG5T PROVOCATEUR 9 ! ,]IC ,MC,DAVID CASE IS AVAILABLE H]E4 

,ALL ?IS IS FAIRLY COMMON S5SE AMONG SEASON$ RADICALS1 BUT P]HAPS WE CAN GO A /EP FUR!R4 ,?US F>1 ACTIVI/S & AN>*I/S HAVE ?\<T ( SECURITY L>GELY 9 P]SONAL T]MS--AS A WAY = 9DIVIDUALS TO AVOID 9CRIM9AT+ !MSELVES & !IR FRI5DS4 ,! =MS ( 0SECURITY CULTURE0 COMMON 9 \R COMMUNITIES HAVE REFLECT$ ?IS 9DIVIDUALISM4 ,YET EV5 IF #ii \T ( #a AN>*I/S >E ABLE TO AVOID GETT+ FRAM$1 :5 AG5TS PROVOCATEURS MANAGE TO 5TRAP ! #a? ONE WE /ILL 5D UP ALL PAY+ ! PRICE--LOS+ FRI5DS1 SP5D+ YE>S WORK+ ON PRISON] SUPPORT1 & C$+ ! GOV]NM5T YET ANO!R OPPORTUNITY TO DEMONIZE US 9 ! M$IA4 

,WE NE$ TO EVOLVE A NEW SECURITY CULTURE ?AT CAN PROTECT O!RS AS WELL1 9CLUD+ VULN]ABLE & M>G9AL P>TICIPANTS 9 RADICAL SPACES :O MAY BE P>TICUL>LY APPETIZ+ T>GETS TO F$]AL B\NTY HUNT]S4 ,9 ADDITION TO LOOK+ \T = Y\RSELF1 KEEP AN EYE ON O!RS :O MAY PUT !MSELVES AT RISK4 

,= EXAMPLE1 IMAG9E ?AT Y\ ATT5D A PRES5TATION AB\T A DIRECT ACTION MOBILIZATION1 & ONE P]SON 9 ! AUDI5CE KEEPS ASK+ CRAZY QUE/IONS & DEM&+ ?AT PEOPLE ESCALATE !IR TACTICS4 ,IT'S POSSIBLE ?AT ?IS P]SON IS A COP2 IT'S ALSO POSSIBLE ?AT HE'S NOT A COP1 BUT A HO!AD ?AT MI<T MAKE A V]Y ATTRACTIVE T>GET = COPS4 ,SU* 9DIVIDUALS >E TYPICALLY %UNN$1 :I* ONLY MAKES !M MORE VULN]ABLE TO AG5TS PROVOCATEURS3 0,SCREW !SE SQU>ES--/ICK ) ME & WE'LL REALLY MAKE SOME?+ HAPP560 ,SOMEONE :O HAS NO?+ TO LOSE %\LD APPROA* ?IS P]SON 9 A L[-/RESS 5VIRONM5T & EMPHASIZE ! IMPORTANCE ( PROP] SECURITY CULTURE1 DESCRIB+ ! RISKS ?AT ONE EXPOSES HIMSELF & O!RS TO BY SPEAK+ SO C>ELESSLY & URG+ HIM TO BE CAUTI\S AB\T TRU/+ ANYONE :O SOLICITS HIS P>TICIPATION 9 ILLEGAL ACTIVITY4 ,A T5-M9UTE CONV]SATION LIKE ?IS MI<T SAVE YE>S ( HE>TA*E & PRISON] SUPPORT LAT] ON4 

,A GREAT DEAL ( ?9K+ REMA9S TO BE DONE ON ?IS SUBJECT4 ,H[ DO WE LOOK \T = EA* O!R )\T PRY+ 9TO EA* O!R'S BUS9ESS OR /EPP+ ON EA* O!R'S TOES8 ,>E !RE O!R WAYS WE CAN PROTECT AGA9/ ! MA*9ATIONS ( 9FILTRATORS & 9=MANTS8 ,WE DON'T KN[ ! ANSW]S TO !SE QUE/IONS YET2 WE'RE ASK+ Y\ TO ?9K !M ?R\< ) US4 ,! SOON] WE CAN DEVELOP A COLLECTIVE SECURITY CULTURE ?AT PREV5TS F$]AL AG5TS FROM FRAM+ NAIVE Y\NG PEOPLE1 ! SOON] WE'LL BE ABLE TO BUILD A DURABLE1 VISIBLE /RUGGLE AGA9/ OPPRESSION4 

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